Filip Buscu
College admissions counselor for international and STEM applicants
| Hourly rate range | $70 to $130 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students |
| Sessions | Online |
Filip Buscu is a college admissions counselor who helps students build strong applications to selective schools. He works with international and STEM applicants. He applied to US colleges from abroad with no US counselor and had no rejections. He now studies AI and Aerospace Engineering at Stanford. In high school he co-founded Romania's first spacecraft development team and launched its satellites on SpaceX rockets.
What Filip helps with
Filip helps students plan what to build, how to position it, and how to tell their story in an application. He covers early planning and senior-year strategy.
- Building a standout profile over a couple of years
- Choosing which activities are worth the time
- Building a school list
- Positioning existing projects, research or startups
- Writing essays that sound like the student
- Writing activity descriptions
- Preparing for admissions interviews
- Applying to US schools from another country
Who Filip works with
Filip works with students aiming for top schools, especially international and STEM applicants. He likes working with builders, meaning students who have projects, research or startups. He also helps seniors with school lists and application strategy.
How Filip works
Filip starts with the parts underneath the application. He looks at what to build, which activities matter, and how to sequence them over a couple of years. He then helps position what the student already has. For seniors, he focuses on school list and application strategy. He also helps with essays, activity descriptions and interviews. His aim is a distinct, authentic profile that a reader remembers.
Background and qualifications
Filip studies AI and Aerospace Engineering at Stanford. He applied to colleges from Romania with no US counselor and was not rejected anywhere. In high school he co-founded ROM, Romania's first spacecraft development team. The team launched the country's first functional satellites, ROM-2 and ROM-3, on SpaceX rockets. He was recruited to work with Airbus on an ESA tender for modular space-mission batteries. He led research on morphing aircraft wings. He also held an RF engineering internship at Tarana Wireless in Silicon Valley.
Filip Buscu pricing
Programs and services
- Complete UC application support
- College waitlist strategy package
- Final college application review
- College resume writing
- Custom hourly coaching
Filip Buscu reviews
The CoachVouch take
Filip got into top US schools from Europe with no US counselor, and he built and launched satellites while in high school.
Best for international or STEM students with projects, research or startups who want to apply to top US schools.
Common questions
How much does Filip Buscu charge?
Coaching with Filip runs $70 to $130 an hour. Message Filip from this page for an exact quote.
What does Filip Buscu help with?
Filip Buscu helps with building a standout profile over a couple of years, choosing which activities are worth the time, building a school list and positioning existing projects, research or startups.
Does Filip Buscu coach online?
Sessions are online.
Does Filip work with international students?
Yes. Filip applied to US schools from abroad with no US counselor. He helps international applicants with strategy and essays.
Can US students book sessions with Filip?
Yes. Filip is based in Europe and keeps late hours open so US students can book afternoon and evening slots in their time zone.
How do I contact Filip Buscu?
Send Filip a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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